Bingham in lead to be new Hooper mayor
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Hooper mayoral hopeful Sheri Bingham.HOOPER -- Hooper City is set to get a new mayor, and one candidate had a strong lead at the close of voting on election night.
In the initial batch of votes released Tuesday night, Sheri Bingham had 1,172 votes (58.19%) versus 842 votes (41.81%) favoring Greg Simpson.
According to Weber County Clerk/Auditor Ricky Hatch, an estimated 86% of ballots have been counted and nearly all of the rest will be tallied, with updated results being released Wednesday evening.
Current Mayor Dale Fowers opted to run for a position on the Hooper City Council.
The results of the election are unofficial and will be canvassed in two weeks.